Surname Leček in modern Croatia

Leček families are Croats and they are mostly from Mursko Sredisce area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and Varazdin.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Leček live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Cakovec (25), in Nedelisce (15) and Pretetinec (<10) in Cakovec area, Zagreb (<10), and in Podturen in Mursko Sredisce area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Leček (including: Letschert , Lechlech , Letscher , Lötscher , Letsche , Leczek and Lecek ) is present in 25 countries worldwide. "Letsche " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 100 in Haiti , and small number of people in Korea (South). "Letscher " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 300 in France , and some 70 people in Japan. "Lötscher " is used by some 600 people in Switzerland , small number in Germany , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Suzana Leček, Siniša Leček, Miroslav Leček, Dejan Leček, Slavko Leček, Ivan Leček, Rudolf Leček, Nevenka Leček, Zlatko Leček, Ivana Leček, Renato Leček, Iris Leček, Zoran Leček, Marija Leček, Danijel Leček, Željka Leček, Ivica Leček, Natalija Leček, Rozalija Leček

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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